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NEAR A NEW PRESIDENT FOR FORT ERIE. J. II. Madigin in an Automobile Accident in Texas, tut Escapes Injury. Last week, while returning by automobile from a hunting trip at Chupadero Ranch, bordering Mexico along the Rio Grande and 175 miles southwest of San Antonio, Texas, a rear tire blew out and the spokes gave way, causing the car to swerve completely around and turn half way over. The occupants of the car were J. H. Madigin, president of the Fort Erie Racing Association; W. H. Ford of San Antonio. Richard Coon of Dalhart, Texas, and William Ryan of Chicago. Mr. Ford, who is a wealthy ranch owner and cattleman, was driving the car and Mr. Madigin occupied the seat beside him. They were unable to extricate themselves quickly and had the car turned completely over both would no doubt have been seriously crushed. The occupants of the rear seat were thrown heavily to the ground, Mr. Coon sustaining a couple of fractured ribs and other internal injuries. Mr. Ryan escaped with a few minor bruises. Mr. Ford will be remembered as the breeder of the crack steeplechaser of a couple of years back, Chupadero, named after the ranch where he was foaled; also owner of the good horse Orbicular, which nearly broke the record at a mile, in beating Meelick and Chapultepee at Santa Anita. The Texas roads Avcro excellent, there having been no recent rains and the distance had been covered in less than seven hours, including an hours stop on the bank of a stream, to toast a couple of venison loins for dinner. Nearing San Antonio, the car had slowed down considerably, thus perhaps averting a more serious accident. Mr. Coon, who is a banker and ranch owner at Dalhart, will soon be able to proceed to his home. After the accident lie jokingly remarked, "that for the next annual hunting trip, he thought it best to go by railroad as far as possible and then charter a good steady farm wagon to the hunting grounds, as age produces fear and caution."
